My uncle spent New Years Eve in Norway and sent me this video. It’s so beautiful it sent shivers down my spine.
“Remember…. The New Year lies before you, like a spotless tract of snow. Be careful how you tread on it, for every mark will show.”

Partners in Education’s Art Day is back. It is well worth fitting it in your child’s busy Saturday schedule. I hold this program dear to my artsy heart! Sit side by side with your child and work on an art piece yourself. It does not matter if you feel “you are not good at art”. What matters is that you are spending quality time with your child(ren) and knocking down that creative barrier that you’ve built up throughout your adulthood.

Families living in the Victor/ Farmington School district only, please.

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Also a chance to create your own Square 1 Art. What is Square 1 Art? It is a fundraiser that helps fund enrichment programs for our local students. It also gives much needed additional funds to the art department in our school district (tax cuts, cuts every where). You make a piece of artwork, they send it into the company and you get to see what the final outcome looks like printed on a sticker plus you can order good quality products; mugs, tiles, aprons, totes, quilt squares, memory boxes, etc.

Anyone interested in volunteering to run an activity or snack table please contact Carol Prescott kaierprescott@yahoo.com

Terryn Maybeck is affiliated with Junior League of Rochester and Partners in Education. She has earned the Victor Citizen of the Year Award, initiated art programs and numerous fundraisers for the Victor community. Currently, she is a Reflections Program visual art judge.

"Hello, I am one of your neighbors in Victor and I live with my husband Steve, my teens Anders and Margo, and my collection of pets. I moved from the City of Rochester to the Village of Victor 13 years ago. Villages are like small cities. The houses are closer together, so neighbors get closer. People walk by my house and exchange greetings. There is always someone around when you need them.

I loved our house when we drove in the driveway- even before we toured the house- and I fell in love with the Village of Victor. After college, I volunteered in my community and I’ve never stopped- even when I had a baby on my hip. I learned so much and met so many Victor residents over the years just getting out there and pitching in. Volunteers are my favorite people- they are always kind and can always find the time to help in their busy schedules. A community cannot sustain itself without volunteers.

I formerly wrote a freelance column for the Victor Post. My business “Wild Nelly” sells my original Steampunk Jewelry and Wet Felting Designs. Please contact me about any thoughts, ideas or information you would like to share with me."